gh ground;
the hind-legs far longer than the fore, inclined outwards somewhat; the
fur (54) short and light.

(49) Reading {katophere (stenen ek tou emprosthen)}. See Lenz ad loc.
pp. 23, 24. Pollux, v. 69.

(50) Reading { (lepton, periphere)}.

(51) {sugkola}, al. "compactly knit."

(52) Lit. {ou barutonon}, "not deep sounding" = {ou sarkodes}, Pollux,
ib.

(53) Reading {lagonas ugras lagaras ikanos}.

(54) {trikhona}, "the coat."

I say an animal so happily constructed must needs be strong and pliant;
the perfection of lightness and agility. If proof of this lightness
and agility be needed, here is a fact in illustration. When proceeding
quietly, its method of progression is by leaps; no one ever saw or is
likely to see a hare walking. What it does is to place the hind-feet in
front of the fore-feet and outside them, and so to run, if running one
can call it. The action prints itself plainly on snow. The tail is not
conducive to swiftness of pace, being ill adapted by its stumpiness to
act as a rudder to direct the body. The animal has to do this by means
of one or other ear; (55) as may be seen, when she is on the point of
being caught by the hounds. (56) At that instant you may see her drop
and shoot out aslant one of her ears towards the point of attack, and
then, apparently throwing her full weight on that pivot, turn sharp
round and in a moment leave her assailants far behind.

(55) So Ael. "N. A." xiii. 14.

(56) Pollux, v. 71. For punctuation, see Lenz ad loc. p. 25.

So winsome a creature is it, that to note the whole of the proceedings
from the start--the quest by scent, the find, the pack in pursuit full
cry, the final capture--a man might well forget all other loves. (57)

(57) See Arrian, xvi. 6, his criticism. Schneid. cf. Plut. "Mor." 1096
C. Hermog. iii. 319, 11, ed. Walz.

Here it should be added that the sportsman, who finds himself on
cultivated lands, should rigidly keep his hands off the fruits of the
season, and leave springs and streams alone. To meddle with them is
ugly and base, not to speak of the bad example of lawlessness set to the
beholder. During the close season (58) all hunting gear should be taken
down and put away.

(58) Al. "wahrend der Jagdferien," Lenz; "on Sundays," as we might
say. See some remarks on S. 34 in "Hellenica Essays," "Xenophon,"
p. 349.

VI

The equipment of the dogs consists of collar straps, leashes, and
surci